Friday, June 19, 2009

See the Zombieland Trailer NOW!!

I'm not given to hyperbole, but this has now superseded any and all other films as the one movie I am most looking forward to. I need to see this thing, and I need to see it now. Sweet merciful crap. Watch the trailer below, and if you're pants are still dry by the end, then you, my friend, need to check your damn pulse. Just when I thought the zombie subgenre had been plumbed dry--hell, just when I thought the zombie comedy sub-subgenre had been plumbed dry--along comes this. October 9 cannot come soon enough.

And I'm sorry, but step aside Ken Foree, Bruce Campbell and Simon Pegg--because Woody friggin' Harrelson may have just claimed the crown as the new king of bad-ass zombie killers...

Speaking of zombies, congrats are due to my fellow flesh-eater enthusiast BJ-C of Day of the Woman for attaining the number three spot on HorrorBlips' ranking of horror blogs, right behind Shock Till You Drop and Dread Central (which I didn't even know were considered blogs.) The rankings are determined by inbound links from other blogs, and what seems to have put DotW over the top is a recent vlog rant on Twilight which has drawn the attention of such blogosphere luminaries as HorrorSquad and Horror's Not Dead. But as much as I adore DotW, savor the moment BJ, 'cause if you actually surpass either STYD or Dread Central, I'll eat my head.

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I've been fascinated with horror ever since my parents let me watch The Exorcist at 8 years old (what were they thinking??) and I ran up to my bed screaming when Linda Blair's eyes rolled into the back of her head.Although it often gets a bad rap from "mainstream" critics and audiences alike, horror has often been the most creative and vibrant movie genre of all, from Nosferatu to Saw. Some of the finest motion pictures ever made are part of the horror genre, including Frankenstein, Psycho, The Shining and my personal all-time favorite, George Romero's Dawn of the Dead.This blog is the culmination of my 25-year love affair with all things blood and guts--so check back here often for news and opinion on the world of horror. And remember...